A liability account that reports the estimated amount that a company will have to spend to repair or replace a product during its warranty period. The liability amount is recorded at the time of the sale. (It is also the...
A liability account that reports the estimated amount that a company will have to spend to repair or replace a product during its warranty period. The liability amount is recorded at the time of the sale. (It is also the...
This current liability account reports the amount a company owes as of the balance sheet date for its worker compensation insurance policy premiums. The amounts owed are usually based on the policy’s rates for the...
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the employer’s expense for the company’s 401(k) plan associated with the employees in the delivery department during the period indicated in the...
An income statement account that reports the amount of service revenues earned during the time interval indicated in the heading of the income statement. (Under the accrual basis of accounting, fees earned are reported...
An assumption that determines the order in which costs should flow out of a balance sheet account (e.g. Inventory, Investments, Treasury Stock) when the item is sold. For an illustration of the cost flow assumption, see...
is a credit. A debit is also the amount entered on the left-side of a T-account. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn How to Advance Your Accounting and Bookkeeping Career Perform...
Often a 1% or 2% discount that a buyer may deduct from the amount owed to a supplier (if stated on the supplier’s invoice) for paying in 10 days instead of the customary 30 days. The purchase discount is also...
Under the accrual method of accounting, this account reports the amount of wages that the warehouse employees have earned during the accounting period indicated in the heading of the income statement. Because wages are...
This current liability account reports the ”net” amount a company owes its employees as of the date of the balance sheet. The ”net” amount is the amount of the employees’...
That part of a manufacturer’s inventory that is in the production process and has not yet been completed and transferred to the finished goods inventory. This account contains the cost of the direct material,...
How can I determine the difference in earnings from using LIFO instead of FIFO? The difference in a corporation’s earnings from using LIFO instead of FIFO can be determined by the amounts reported in the balance sheet...
The book value of an asset is the amount of cost in its asset account less the accumulated depreciation applicable to the asset. The book value of a company is the amount of owner’s or stockholders’ equity....
The process of comparing the amounts in the Cash account in the general ledger to the amounts appearing on the bank statement. The objective is to be certain that there is consistency between the amounts and that the...
The terms which indicate when payment is due for sales made on account (or credit). For example, the credit terms might be 2/10, net 30. This means the amount is due in 30 days; however, if the amount is paid in 10 days...
The products in a manufacturer’s inventory that are completed and are awaiting to be sold. You might view this account as containing the cost of the products in the finished goods warehouse. A manufacturer must...
Our Explanation of Manufacturing Overhead gives you examples of what is included in manufacturing overhead. You will learn that these are indirect product costs and therefore are allocated to the products in order to...
. The amount of the insurance premiums that remain prepaid at the end of each accounting period are reported in the current asset account, Prepaid Insurance. The balance in this account will be combined with the balances...
customers (including the amount for the electricity it provided in December) The accrual adjustment will debit the current asset account Accrued Receivables and will credit the income statement account Accrued...
date the account(s) and amount(s) that will be debited the account(s) and amount(s) that will be credited a short description/memo/reference The journal entries appear in a journal in order by date and are...
months later, the utility will record the purchase of only the coal that has arrived and the related account payable. Likewise, on the day the contract is signed, the coal company does not have a sale of the coal...
into service until the date of the balance sheet. The account Accumulated Depreciation is a contra asset account because it will have a credit balance. The credit balance is reported in the property, plant and equipment...
continuous financial statement.) The amount of net income will cause an increase in the stockholders’ equity account Retained Earnings, while a loss will cause a decrease. The amount of other comprehensive income will...
31. The adjusting entry will consist of a debit of $2,000 to Interest Expense (an income statement account) and a credit of $2,000 to Interest Payable (a balance sheet account). Balance Sheet: Retail/Wholesale –...
or services on credit and the customer did not pay the amount owed. Examples of Bad Debts Expense There are two methods for reporting the amount of bad debts expense: direct write-off method allowance method The direct...
What is purchase discounts lost? Definition of Purchase Discounts Lost The account Purchase Discounts Lost is a general ledger account used by a company that records vendors’ invoices using the net method. A debit...
(a balance sheet account) for $500, and credits Interest Income (an income statement account) for $500. Join PRO to Track Progress Mark the Question as Read Must-Watch Video Learn How to Advance Your Accounting and...
statement, statement of earnings). Rather, the equipment’s cost will be reported in the general ledger account Equipment, which is reported on the balance sheet under the classification Property, plant and equipment....
(noncurrent) liability account Bonds Payable will be credited with the face value of the bond. Cash will be debited for the cash received, and any difference will be recorded in one or two of the following bond-related...
in a general ledger intangible asset account. If a company designs and registers its trademark, the amount recorded is limited to its cost. Costs incurred to defend a trademark are also recorded in the trademark...
ledger account Accounts Payable. Example of Recording a Liability without the Vendor’s Invoice At any time, the retailer’s accounts payable clerk/department will have many transactions waiting to be recorded in...
What is the difference between a land improvement and a leasehold improvement? Definition of Land Improvement A land improvement is a long-term (long-lived) asset resulting from a physical addition to a company’s land....
What is a LIFO Reserve? Definition of LIFO Reserve The LIFO reserve is a contra inventory account that indicates the difference between the following: Inventory cost reported on the balance sheet under the LIFO cost flow...
in the company’s general ledger account Materials Purchase Price Variance. The company’s general ledger accounts for inventories (raw materials, work-in-process inventory, finished goods) and the cost of goods sold...
Unscramble ASSUMPTIONS MSTNISPOSUA Unscramble 4. Under this inventory system the balance in the Inventory account changes with each sale. PERPETUAL ERLPTAEPU Unscramble PERPETUAL PRETPELAU Unscramble 5. Under this...
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